That’s not my railway station…

That’s not my Box Hill railway station… the backdrop is too green.

Metlink branded 'Box Hill' station sign on the Johnsonville Branch in Wellington

That’s not my Seddon railway station… the building is too wooden.

Timber station building at Seddon on the Main North Line on New Zealand's South Island

And that’s not my Spotswood railway station… there isn’t a station there at all!

Signal equipment room at Spotswood crossing loop on the Main North Line

So were are they?

Melbourne’s Box Hill railway station has three platforms located beneath a shopping centre in the eastern suburbs.

Looking over to platform 4 from Box Hill platform 3

While New Zealand’s Box Hill station is a single platform on the Johnsonville Branch in Wellington, and run by a different Metlink to the Metlink in Melbourne.

Melbourne’s Seddon railway station in the inner west has two platforms and a brick station building.

Alstom Comeng passes through Seddon with a down Werribee service

New Zealand’s Seddon is a closed station in a small town beside the Main North Line in the Marlborough region of the South Island.

And Spotswood – Melbourne has a nice 1920s suburban station.

Passengers waiting for a citybound train at Spotswood station

While New Zealand’s Spotswood is a tiny little locality in the Hurunui District, about 120 km north of Christchurch.

Further reading

The ‘That’s Not My…’ book series at Wikipedia.

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3 Responses to “That’s not my railway station…”

  1. Andrew says:

    If you just put up the photo of the Box Hill sign, I would have been very confused.

  2. Greg Michael says:

    When I was in Wellington a number of years ago, I made a point of alighting at Box Hill (on the Johnsonville line, the former main line) just for the novelty factor.

    Perhaps this item needs a photo of the station at Wellington, NSW for balance?

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